Living in Grainger County School District Area

Living Summary

8,959

households

22,953

Total Population

$119,100

Average House Value

$641

Average Housing Rent

$44,064

Average Household Income

90.06%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

3,479

Total Students

PK-12

Grades Offered

14 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

33%

Percent Proficient - Math

29%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 8,959 households are located in Grainger County School District area. Among them, 2,691 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.99 people. The total number of children in the region is 5,824 and 4,276 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (456) of residents are non-citizens and 4% (914) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Grainger County School District, Tennessee
Household	8,959
Population	22,953
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,691 (30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	5,824
Total Students	4,276
Pre-Kindergarten	79
Kindergarten	175
Grade 1-8	2,119
Grade 9-12	1,177
College/Graduate School	726
Veterans	18,397
Non-citizen	456
Non-English Home Language	914
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

19,100 residents are over the age of 16 and 10,442 people are in labor force. Among them, 10,442 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 9,889 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Grainger County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,464	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	7,396	78.15%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,223	12.92%
Public transportation	42	0.44%
Walked	103	1.09%
Other method	41	0.43%
Worked from home	659	6.96%
Average Commute Time	32 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,889	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	2,347	23.73%
Service	1,684	17.03%
Sales and office	1,916	19.38%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,577	15.95%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,365	23.92%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,889	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	305	3.08%
Construction	1,072	10.84%
Manufacturing	1,761	17.81%
Wholesale trade	253	2.56%
Retail trade	1,178	11.91%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	859	8.69%
Information	124	1.25%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	311	3.14%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	781	7.90%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,851	18.72%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	729	7.37%
Other services, except public administration	351	3.55%
Public administration	314	3.18%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	9,889	-
Private wage and salary workers	7,426	75.09%
Government workers	1,337	13.52%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	1,126	11.39%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $58,672 for the 8,959 households in Grainger County School District area, Tennessee. The average income of a single worker is $27,016. 20,675 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.06%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	8,959	-
Less than $10,000	583	6.51%
$10,000 - $14,999	716	7.99%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,279	14.28%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,018	11.36%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,388	15.49%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,785	19.92%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,058	11.81%
$100,000 - $149,999	768	8.57%
$150,000 - $199,999	201	2.24%
More than $200,000	163	1.82%
Median Household Income	$44,064	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$58,672	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	6,510	-
Less than $10,000	316	4.85%
$10,000 - $14,999	342	5.25%
$15,000 - $24,999	631	9.69%
$25,000 - $34,999	702	10.78%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,089	16.73%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,493	22.93%
$75,000 - $99,999	928	14.25%
$100,000 - $149,999	680	10.45%
$150,000 - $199,999	178	2.73%
More than $200,000	151	2.32%

Median Family Income	$52,134	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$67,349	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,016	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,125	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,125	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	22,958	-
With health insurance coverage	20,675	90.06%
Public coverage	11,041	48.09%
Private health insurance	12,479	54.36%
Without health insurance coverage	2,283	9.94%

Housing

There are 11,127 housing units in Grainger County School District area, Tennessee with 8,959 units (80.52%) occupied. 7,087 houses (79.10%) are occupied by owner and 1,872 houses (20.90%) are rented. The average housing value is $119,100 and the average rental cost is $641. 262 houses (2.35%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 1,302 houses (11.70%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,127	-
Occupied	8,959	80.52%
Owner Occupied	7,087	79.10%
Renter Occupied	1,872	20.90%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	7,266	65.30%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	26	0.23%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	354	3.18%
Mobile Homes	3,460	31.10%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	21	0.19%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,127	-
Built 2014 or later	262	2.35%
Built 2010 - 2013	299	2.69%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,970	17.70%
Built 1990 - 1999	2,652	23.83%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,743	15.66%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,593	14.32%
Built 1960 - 1969	796	7.15%
Built 1950 - 1959	510	4.58%
Built 1949 or earlier	1,302	11.70%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,127	-
1 room	33	0.30%
2 rooms	91	0.82%
3 rooms	696	6.26%
4 rooms	2,316	20.81%
5 rooms	2,990	26.87%
6 rooms	2,248	20.20%
7 rooms	1,100	9.89%
8 rooms	812	7.30%
9 rooms or more	841	7.56%
Median Number of Rooms	5.3 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	11,127	-
no bedroom	33	0.30%
1 bedroom	672	6.04%
2 bedrooms	3,504	31.49%
3 bedrooms	5,557	49.94%
4 bedrooms	1,126	10.12%
5 bedrooms or more	235	2.11%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,087	-
Less than $50,000	1,052	14.84%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,672	23.59%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,711	24.14%
$150,000 - $199,999	893	12.60%
$200,000 - $299,999	787	11.10%
$300,000 - $499,999	676	9.54%
$500,000 - $999,999	251	3.54%
$1,000,000 or more	45	0.63%
Median House Value	$119,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,406	-
Less than $500	266	18.92%
$500 - $999	973	69.20%
$1,000 - $1,499	134	9.53%
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	20	1.42%
$3,000 or more	13	0.92%
Median Rental Costs	$641	-

Demographic

A total of 23,101 people lives in Grainger County School District area, Tennessee with 11,585 male and 11,516 female. The males to female ratio is 50.15 to 49.85. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	23,101	-
Male	11,585	50.15%
Female	11,516	49.85%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	23,101	-
Under 5 years	1,114	4.82%
5 - 9 years	1,296	5.61%
10 - 14 years	1,362	5.90%
15 - 19 years	1,428	6.18%
20 - 24 years	1,267	5.48%
25 - 34 years	2,345	10.15%
35 - 44 years	2,745	11.88%
45 - 54 years	3,449	14.93%
55 - 59 years	1,661	7.19%
60 - 64 years	1,779	7.70%
65 - 74 years	2,845	12.32%
75 - 84 years	1,473	6.38%
85 years and older	337	1.46%
Median Age	45.0 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	23,101	-
One Race	22,714	98.32%
White	22,474	97.29%
Black or African American	104	0.45%
American Indian and Alaska Native	71	0.31%
Asian	64	0.28%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	1	0.00%

Two or more races	387	1.68%
White and Black or African American	103	0.45%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	34	0.15%
White and Asian	36	0.16%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%